25May 2024 by Post

Why AI Won’t Destroy the World, or Save It

Artificial Intelligence, Bill Gates, Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, evolutionary innovations, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Mark Zuckerberg, Neuroscience & Mind, Nobel laureates, Robert J. Marks, robots, Roger Penrose, Sir Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith
Will robots or other computers ever become so fast and powerful that they become conscious, creative, and free? Source
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18Apr 2024 by Post

Science Paper: Use Artificial Intelligence to Challenge Evolution

Albert Einstein, Artificial Intelligence, biologists, chess, Darwinian evolution, David Hullender, Dennis Noble, Elsevier, equations, Evolution, evolutionary models, Gregory Wray, Intelligent Design, Isaac Newton, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kevin Leland, logic, Olen Brown, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, scientific inquiry, self-assembly
The authors conclude, "It seems remote that AI would conclude that it is ‘turtles all the way down’.” Source
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11Feb 2024 by Post

Top Five Questions on the Origin of Language — Answered!

Afroasiatic languages, Anthony Esolen, Arabic, Artificial Intelligence, Books, brains, Chinese, computer-based theory, creoles, Danny Hieber, Discover Magazine, Dutch, editors, English, Evolution, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, language family, languages, linguists, Lucy Tu, materialist theories, Miami, Neuroscience & Mind, oldest language, Phillip M. Carter, pidgins, Proto-Sino-Tibetan, quantum physics, Richard Futrell, Scientific American, second foreign language, software, South Florida, Spanish, Tamil, University of California Irvine, writers
We aren’t even sure which is the world’s oldest spoken language, though Hebrew, Arabic, and Chinese have impressively long histories. Source
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09Feb 2024 by Post

Deep Fakes and Propaganda for Artificial General Intelligence

algorithms, artificial general intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, authenticity, computing machines, Culture & Ethics, deep fakes, deep learning, deep neural networks, democracy, discriminator, fabrications, generative adversarial networks, generator, historical figures, image manipulation, images, information integrity, lip-sync accuracy, Neuroscience & Mind, personal privacy, public opinion, robot, Security, table tennis, trust, Videos, Wizard of Oz
The video shows a supposed table tennis match between a robot and a top human player. Yet the video is not of an actual match. Source
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02Feb 2024 by Post

Artificial General Intelligence: Machines vs. Organisms

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It may seem that I’m picking too much on Ray Kurzweil. But he and I have been crossing paths for a long time. Source
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31Jan 2024 by Post

Artificial General Intelligence: AI’s Temptation to Theft Over Honest Toil

An Idol for Destruction (series), Artificial Intelligence, Bertrand Russell, chess, Elon Musk, environments, human work, Intelligent Design, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, Los Angeles, machines, Neuroscience & Mind, Robert J. Marks, self-driving cars, software, Technology, Tesla, virtual railroad, Walter Isaacson, West Virginia
The worry is — and it’s a legitimate worry — that our environments will increasingly be altered to accommodate AI. Source
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12Dec 2023 by Post

What Babylon Teaches The Church About Discipleship | with Shanda Fulbright

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Who (or WHAT) is discipling you and your family? We often talk about discipleship in Christian circles, with most of us instinctively associating it with some form of ministry training. While this is certainly an aspect of discipleship, it doesn’t quite encapsulate the concept as a whole. Is it safe to assume that the Church has been exclusive in its pursuit of producing disciples? Or has the culture managed to make a few disciples of its own? In this midweek podcast, Phoenix Hayes sits down with former public school teacher, OCC instructor, and Biola certified Christian apologist, Shanda Fulbright, to talk about some practical ways to make faithful disciples. With help…
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08Dec 2023 by Post

Can Mathematics Be Used to Detect Design in Nature? | with Dr. William Dembski

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS How do we know that life is designed? Would it surprise you to know that it can be done mathematically? You see, things like biological systems, specified complexity, and probabilistic hurdles leave no reasonable explanation for life as we know it without a creator. But are atheists and skeptics willing and able to address these hurdles without attributing them to so-called “chance”? In this week’s podcast episode, Frank interviews Dr. William “Bill” Dembski, one of the founders of the modern-day intelligent design movement, who has an impressive academic background in philosophy, mathematics, and theology and sits on the Board of Directors at the Discovery Institute. In this…
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06Dec 2023 by Post

Deconstructing Critical Theory | with Krista Bontrager & Monique Duson

AFR, Apologetics, app, Artificial Intelligence, CIA, cross examined, cross examined official podcast, faith, God, google play, iTunes, Jesus Christ, Krista Bontrager, Monique Duson, Phoenix Hayes, Podcast, Politics and Religion, Radio, Spotify, stitcher, truth, Weekly Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS What does the Bible teach us about race, ethnicity, unity, and justice? When Krista Bontrager (a conservative wife, homeschool mom, and Biola graduate) formed a close relationship with Monique Duson (a self-proclaimed former social justice warrior, international missionary, and Biola graduate), both women discovered that even in their shared love for Jesus, their views on these social issues couldn’t have been more diametrically opposed. With a topic as (potentially) divisive, triggering, and racially charged as social justice, how exactly did Krista and Monique manage to develop a close friendship and redirect their prior experiences and individual perspectives to form a ministry dedicated to answering…
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10Nov 2023 by Post

Must AI Inevitably Degenerate into Nonsense, through “Model Collapse”?

Artificial Intelligence, Arxiv.org, Baylor University, cats, ChatGPT, computer science, COSM 23, Creativity, Culture & Ethics, Denyse O'Leary, Dogs, gene pool, George Montañez, Harvey Mudd College, humans, inbreeding, jackrabbits, large language models, model collapse, Neuroscience & Mind, nonsense, Popular Mechanics, Pornography, recursion, Robert J. Marks, Walter Myers, William Dembski
AI works because humans are real creative beings, and AIs are built using gigantic amounts of diverse and creative datasets made by humans. Source
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